Why there is something so close to nothing: Towards a fundamental theory of the cosmological constant

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1797-1818

  Jejjala, Vishnu ^a   Mimic, Djordje ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmological constant; Gauged quantum mechanics; Matrix theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248329993     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X07036336     Document Type: Article

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